Teacher Development Program

Jessica Finver

I was drawn to the yoga mat for the physical challenge, and quickly discovered and fell in love with the many, ever changing rigors of the practice. The work I have done on my mat has since transformed my relationship with myself in such a way that I feel compelled to share that magic with others through teaching. I have completed two 200hr Baptiste Yoga teacher trainings, and over 200hrs of yoga trainings with the Baptiste Institute. My classes are both nurturing and rigorous – a combination that I believe encourages possibility and openness in our bodies and minds.

Peter Michaelsen

Peter began teaching yoga in Portland, Maine around 2014. In that year he moved to Boulder, Colorado to complete a bachelors degree in yoga studies and teaching at Naropa University. In Boulder, Peter taught yoga part time at Radiance Power Yoga. At Naropa he studied yoga history, philosophy, Sanskrit, and eastern music. Over the years Peter has also completed approximately 400 hours of training through the Baptiste Institute. Peter has completed levels 1, 2, and 3, along with a few weekend long programs.

Kate Mulheron

Over the last twenty five years, Kate has practiced many styles of yoga as a vehicle to support her healing and evolution. Her great love of yoga has significantly impacted her practice, life, and spirit and has taught her a greater understanding of the healing power of breath and movement within the physical, emotional, and energetic layers of the human body.

She completed her Hot Yoga Teacher Training in December of 2008. She then went on to train with Ana Forrest in October of 2009, which was one of the most pivotal experiences of her life. Ana showed her how to work with energy to help the body realign, and in that, Kate felt one of her authentic gifts begin to emerge

On her journey, Kate knew she had to break out of her detrimental patterns and choose a new way that would allow her to be authentic and to use her true gifts and talents. During this time she met her spiritual teacher, Trudy Welty. Trudy is known as a wisdom holder from her tradition, where she learned (and now shares) how to live and work with Nature in a sacred way. Trudy awakened Kate to the knowing that she is a Sensitive, and how Mother Nature and her energies could help her live more cohesively in the world. She continues her studies with Miss Trudy to this day.

As Kate continued teaching and evolving in her healing ways, how she taught yoga shifted, and through her healing evolution, she was guided and then inspired to create a yoga style that worked with the elements of Nature. She began creating a style with the support of Kelly Kessen, a teacher of Five Elements Acupuncture, and Earth Ways Yoga began. She invited Miss Trudy Welty to share a depth of relating between the natural world and humans — hence, learning to walk in balance on the earth and honoring all relationships. Earth Ways Yoga builds the bridge between Mother Nature and the human experience through yoga, meditation and ritual. Kate is honored to offer these teachings that only embodied experience can invoke.

Kate has a flourishing virtual private practice based on the Western Slope of Colorado, and offers live workshops across the country. The Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa (Salida) and the Wild Cooperative (Crawford) are regular and beloved retreat hosts, where she leads live events in Colorado, as well as other retreats in California and around the country. Kate is available to travel to lead workshops or retreats around the country by request.

Faith Davis

Hailing from West Virginia, Faith is the mountain mama behind Mountain Mama Massage. She is amazing at finding just the right pressure and technique to treat each client and leave them with less pain and more presence. Faith specializes in deep tissue massage, is a Certified Prenatal, Labor, and Postpartum massage therapist, and is a longtime yoga teacher and practitioner.  She graduated from the Boulder College of Massage Therapy in 2009 and Boulder has been home to her private practice (formerly Faith Davis Massage & Yoga – now Mountain Mama Massage) for over 10 years. To nourish herself, Faith plays in Colorado’s great outdoors, snuggles up with her cat, kiddo, husband, and a good book, or cooks up something spicy in her kitchen.

Licensed Massage Therapist –  Certified in Prenatal, Labor, & Postpartum Massage – Associate of Occupational Studies in Massage Therapy – Certified Yoga Teacher – Certified Prenatal Yoga Instructor – Certified Postpartum Doula (CBI) – Certified Postpartum Ayurvedic Practitioner (Sacred Window) – Professional Member American Massage Therapy Association